If you have an extremely high ceiling you can hang the chandelier 7 5 feet from the floor.
Chandelier height from floor living room.
This provides ample head clearance.
36 inches 36 inches 72 inches.
Hang chandeliers at least 7 feet above the ground in living rooms and entryways with standard 8 foot ceilings and hang them around 8 feet high with taller ceilings.
Ideally if your ceiling height can accommodate it you want to allow 7 feet 6 inches from the bottom of the chandelier to the floor.
Choose a chandelier that will hang no lower than 7 feet above the floor to allow for head clearance.
If your table is 3 feet tall 36 inches then all you need to do is add 36 inches to your table height to get the exact height from the floor from which your chandelier should hang.
If the chandelier hangs from a 2 story ceiling don t let it hang lower than the height of the first floor.
While these rules can be bent to accommodate the interplay of room elements this is a tried and true estimate for matching your chandelier to a space.